bow out

• • 鞠躬送出，恭敬地送走：

    The footman bowed the guests out.

    男仆恭恭敬敬地送走了客人。

  • (正式地)退出；(尤指从竞争中)撤出；退休；辞职；下台：

    Jack had to bow out as a contender.

    杰克不得不退出竞争。

    She didn't want to compain anymore, so she decided to bow out.

    她不想再参加竞选，因此她决定退出了。

    to bow out of politics

    退出政界

  • 作最后一次公开露面；做最后一次工作：

    He'll be bowing out at the end of the week, after presenting the programme for ten years.

    他表演节目10年之后，将于本周末作最后一次露面。